A respected Palestinian journalist reporting out of the Gaza Strip slammed Hamas' use of a Mickey Mouse look-alike to teach hatred of Israel, while completely ignoring that far more Palestinians have been killed by Palestinians this year than by the Israeli army.

Israeli-Russian billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak has offered to construct safe rooms in 1,300 houses in the hard-hit southern town of Sderot, something the government of Israel promised to do two years ago.

When the Lebanon War broke out last summer, Christian organizations responded swiftly with shipments of aid for Israelis stuck in shelters while their businesses and homes were damaged and destroyed. But the shipments were subject to a heavy import tax. So Messianic lawyer Calev Myers stepped in to help relieve the relief organizations.

"Today, we celebrate 40 years since the reunification of the two parts of the city. So many have yearned for it, so many have longed for it and so many have sacrificed their lives for it. And we, who are blessed with such a capital, must ask ourselves, every year anew, what we are doing for this city in order to be deserving of it?"

The battered residents of southern Israel plan to file a law suit against the Palestinian Authority for failing to prevent those living under its jurisdiction from firing rockets out of the nearby Gaza Strip.

An Israeli teenager from the southern town of Beersheba has launched an initiative to remind his countrymen that three of their soldiers are still being held hostage by Islamic foes in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

Israeli defense officials say the demands of a new Bush Administration peace initiative would, if implemented at this time, lead to a significant increase in Palestinian terrorism against the Jewish state.

This week we again have a double Torah portion. In the first part, "BeHar – At the mount (Sinai)," God’s appointed times of rest are stressed. God ordered resting times for mankind and for nature, which He connected with the number seven.

A majority of Israelis oppose surrendering any part of Jerusalem in a peace settlement with the Palestinians, though most also say they would never consider living in the capital, according to a recent poll.

Jerusalem's Planning and Construction Committee last week approved a plan to build three new Jewish neighborhoods that officials say will create contiguity between the capital and large nearby blocs of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Yehuda Werdesheim, who immigrated from the US to Israel in order to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), has been nominated to receive a Citation of Excellence for his outstanding bravery during one of the Second Lebanon War's most fierce battles last summer.

Much is made of three Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers being held hostage in Lebanon and Gaza, while Israel's Jews and the international community have all but forgotten about an Israeli Druze soldier missing since 2005.

The results of a public opinion poll released on Tuesday show that the vast majority of Israeli Jews view themselves as Zionists, but see a steady and worrying decay in the moral fiber of their nation.

Israel's Knesset on Monday approved a bill to immediately extend paid maternity leave in the Jewish state from 12 to 14 weeks. It was the first time Israel has increased the time mothers can stay at home with their newborns and still receive a salary in over 53 years.

The newest Palestinian television children's program host bears a striking resemblance to Mickey Mouse, providing the show with instant success and a large and attentive audience of youngsters in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip.

The Hamas terrorist organization at the weekend vowed to use its political power in the Palestinian Authority and its armed forces on the ground to thwart an American initiative to move the region closer to peace.

Israel has operational plans to deal decisively with the Gaza-based terrorist infrastructure, but is waiting to send the army into action until terrorist-fired rockets manage to actually kill Israelis.

Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres at the weekend urged his Kadima Party colleagues to stop trying to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, but noted that if the latter is unable to hold on to the top position, he is interested in the job.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party on Tuesday began discussing ways to respectfully remove their leader from office in order to avoid early elections in the wake of a damaging appraisal of the government's handling of the Second Lebanon War.

While the Bush Administration declined to comment directly on the findings of Israel's Winograd Commission, it acknowledged that the public outcry against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would hindering efforts to divide the biblical Land of Israel.

The Lebanese terrorist organization Hizballah on Monday expressed satisfaction with the critical findings of the Winograd Commission into the Israeli leadership's handling of last summer's Second Lebanon War.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday rejected widespread calls for his resignation after the Winograd Commission into the handling of last summer's Second Lebanon War found him guilty of ineffective wartime leadership.